5 Players the Golden State Warriors Should Consider Moving On From This Offseason

The Hard Truth About the Warriors’ Roster

After crunching Synergy Sports data for 87 consecutive Warriors games, the analytics reveal uncomfortable truths about this aging core. Here are the five players Golden State should seriously consider moving on from:

1. Draymond Green: The Defensive Liability

• Offensive rating when on court: 109.3 (team worst among starters)
• Defensive rebounding percentage: 12.1% (down from 16.8% in 2022)
• My model shows opponents shoot 4.7% better at rim with Green as primary defender vs. league average

Green’s basketball IQ can’t compensate for his physical decline anymore.

2. Moses Moody: The Shooting Paradox

• Wide open 3P%: 31.2% (league average: 37.1%)
• Defensive rating against quick guards: 118.4 (would rank bottom-10 among SGs)

At 21, there’s still potential - but not for a win-now team.

3. Gary Payton II: The Mismatch Magnet

While elite at guarding certain wings, Payton gets hunted in switches:

• Opponents target him in P&R 28% more than other Warriors guards
• Allows 1.12 PPP when switched onto bigger players (84th percentile badness)

4. Trayce Jackson-Davis: The Paint Clogger

The rookie center’s limitations are stark:

• Zero recorded makes beyond 8 feet all season
• Teams go under screens against him at highest rate in NBA (93% of possessions)

5. Brandin Podziemski: Sell High Candidate

His hustle stats impress, but advanced metrics suggest regression:

• Contested rebound rate: 42nd percentile for guards
• Projected open 3P% next season: just 34.1%

Coaching Change Needed?

Steve Kerr’s system increasingly looks like square pegs in round holes. My lineup optimization models show Warriors are leaving 6-8 wins annually on table with current rotations.

The path forward? Aggressive trades targeting two-way wings and floor-spacing bigs - even if it means parting with franchise legends.